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Clark Avenue Middle to be Named After Legendary Morrie Siegel

The City Council and the School Committee
have voted to name the new Clark Avenue Middle School after long-time School
Committeeman and former Williams School Principal Morris ‘Morrie’ Seigel.

At Monday night’s City Council meeting, the matter was brought up for a vote on a request forwarded from the School Committee – who had voted to approve the move.

The late Morrie Seigel pictured here in May 2013 when he served as the Chief Marshal of the Memorial Day Girl Scout Parade. The new Clark Avenue Middle School has been named after him.

The Council voted unanimously on the
proposal by City Manager Thomas Ambrosino to dedicate the Clark Avenue Middle
School to the late educator and community member. It will now be known as the
Morris H. Seigel Clark Avenue Middle School.

City Council members spoke fondly about
Seigal.

“Mr. Seigal was not only a wonderful person
for the city of Chelsea, he was a great gentleman,” said Councilman Calvin
Brown. “When he wasn’t in his professional attire, he had his Chelsea jacket
on, his Chelsea hat on, displaying his pride.”

Said Councillor Giovanni Recupero, “There’s
only one [way] to describe Mr. Seigal–great person. If anyone deserves this,
it’s Mr. Seigal. He was the teacher of my kids for many years. For 40 years, I
knew the gentleman and he was a very nice person.”

Seigel was an educator in the City and
served as the principal of the Williams School. He was a School Committeeman
for 29 years, and a youth leader at the Chelsea YMHA.

In 2013, as a noted veteran, he was the
Chief Marshal of the Memorial Day Girl Scout Parade.